Cargill & Co Ltd

• Reference:GB 254 MS 86/11
• Dates of Creation:1895-1976
• Name of Creator:
  Cargill & Co Ltd
• Physical Description:
  0.40 linear metres

• Scope and Content

  Minutes 1895 1976; shareholding records 1895 1972; ledgers 1936 1969; balance sheets/annual accounts 1946 1976; papers relating to apprentices 1915 1934; accident register 1951 1974; insurance plans 1933 1974.

• Administrative / Biographical History

  Cargill & Co Ltd were a firm of Dundee bleachers established prior to 1853 at 21 St Andrew's Street and at Midmill (Dundee Bleachfield). In 1969 the company was bought out completely by William Watson (Dundee) Ltd. The company ceased trading and their whole assets and liabilities were transferred to the holding company. In 1976 Cargill & Co Ltd went into voluntary liquidation, but the activities at Midmill Works were continued by William Watson (Dundee) Ltd.

• Arrangement

  Records are arranged within series.

• Access Information

  Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.

• Acquisition Information

  The records were deposited by A & S Henry & Co Ltd 1984-1993 (AccM/207, AccM/245, AccM/293).

• Note

  Cargill & Co Ltd were a firm of Dundee bleachers established prior to 1853 at 21 St Andrew's Street and at Midmill (Dundee Bleachfield). In 1969 the company was bought out completely by William Watson (Dundee) Ltd. The company ceased trading and their whole assets and liabilities were transferred to the holding company. In 1976 Cargill & Co Ltd went into voluntary liquidation, but the activities at Midmill Works were continued by William Watson (Dundee) Ltd.

• Other Finding Aids

  Descriptive list. Subject source lists and databases are also available.

• Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements

  Paper

• Archivist's Note

  Fonds level description compiled by Sarah Chubb, Archives Hub Project Archivist, January 2002.

• Conditions Governing Use

  Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.

• Accruals

  Not expected

• Related Material

  MS 86/XII William Watson (Dundee) Ltd, Bleachers and Dyers, Forebank Dyeworks, Dundee

• Location of Originals

  The material is origianl

• Additional Information

  Published